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Buddenbrooks is a film of genre Drama released in USA on 1 may 2009 with Jessica Schwarz

Buddenbrooks (2008)

Buddenbrooks
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Released in USA 1 may 2009
Length 3h
Genres Drama
Rating58% 2.949052.949052.949052.949052.94905

Buddenbrooks (German: Die Buddenbrooks), released also as Buddenbrooks: The Decline of a Family, is a 2008 German drama film directed by Heinrich Breloer, adapted from the novel of the same name by Thomas Mann. It stars Armin Mueller-Stahl as the family's patriarch Consul Jean Buddenbrook, Iris Berben as his wife Bethsy Buddenbrook, and Jessica Schwarz, Mark Waschke and August Diehl as their children Tony, Thomas and Christian Buddenbrook, respectively.

Buddenbrooks was released in Germany on 25 December 2008, and by July 2009 it was seen by more than 1.2million viewers. The film had its American premiere at the Seattle International Film Festival in June 2009. In 2010, it was released as a two–episode television miniseries, which was shown on the Arte on 23 and 24 December, and on the Das Erste on 27 and 28 December.

Synopsis

Buddenbrooks portrays the decline of a wealthy merchant family of Lübeck, the Buddenbrooks, through three generations — Consul Johann "Jean" Buddenbrook (Armin Mueller-Stahl) and his wife Elisabeth "Bethsy" Buddenbrook (Iris Berben); their children Thomas (Mark Waschke), Christian (August Diehl) and Antonie "Tony" Buddenbrook (Jessica Schwarz); and Thomas' son Hanno (Raban Bieling).

Actors

Jessica Schwarz

(Antonia Buddenbrook)
August Diehl

(Christian Buddenbrook)
Armin Mueller-Stahl

(Johann Buddenbrook)
Iris Berben

(Konsulin Bethsy Buddenbrook)
Léa Bosco

(Gerda Buddenbrook)
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